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What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« on: July 29, 2013, 10:41:18 am »
(Not sure if this should be here, in health, or in P&C....  ::) )

I am 8.5 weeks PP, bloody discharge this morning - is this AF? DS2 is exclusively BF.

Am I right in thinking AF can return at any point? Some mum's do when BF'ing, some don't?
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2013, 10:55:18 am »
DD was 3mo when AF returned here.
she was doing long stretches at night though so I
figured that was why.my sister didnt get AF until DS war
almost 1yo!think it just depends!x
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2013, 11:20:00 am »
Mine came back at 6wks, which I remember specifically because it was the day of my 6wk pp appointment!  DD was mostly ff, but I was still ebf at that point so I was surprised.  But, like happy, I know plenty of people who didn't get AF for ages or until they stopped BFing.
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2013, 11:24:44 am »
He does do some decent stretches at night, and I think over the past couple of weeks we've probably gone from 8-10 bfs a day to 6-8. Perhaps that's why. Doesn't seem to have progressed since this morning, no more than blood on wiping really.
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2013, 12:22:50 pm »
Mine came at 11 weeks but it wasn't a proper one and only lasted a few days and nothing since. Mine is ebf but i started spacing feeds around that time (1.5-2hourly) and before that i was feeding whenever...
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2013, 12:29:20 pm »
I got mine at 6-7 weeks every time and that was ebf with no long stretches of sleep... And regular as clockwork from then on. Unlucky but it can happen.
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2013, 12:42:52 pm »
Mine came back at about 7 months when we stopped the dream feed and so I wasn't feeding for ~12 hrs overnight. Was still ebfing during the day though.

I know other friends who've not had AF return for much longer though, until they were BFing much less.
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2013, 17:03:17 pm »
At 8.5 weeks it could still be PP bleeding and not AF.
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2013, 17:53:16 pm »
I was thinking it was maybe still pp bleeding, like when you get one of those gushes after having nothing for awhile?  But obviously it could be AF, even with EBF.  That would suck if it is!  It's taken longer with each child to return for me, 8mos after DS1, 10mos after DS2, and DD is 13mos and still no AF.  I know I must be pretty lucky!
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2013, 18:38:53 pm »
Yeah I was wondering if it was just pp bleeding still. But, I think we're safe to say its old Aunt Flo - got much heavier, and I have the hormones to go with it!
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2013, 18:40:09 pm »
Oh, and I spoke to my sister yesterday and she had AF all through her 12 months of Bf'ing.
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2013, 19:06:53 pm »
Ugh, if it's gotten heavier than it does sound like AF.  So sorry!!  I have so enjoyed these past 5.5years where I have been pregnant and/or BFing and have not had to deal with AF much, and I am so dreading it's return because I know that I'm stuck with it for years to come!!  :P
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2013, 20:49:05 pm »
Oh boo Cath :(
It varies from woman to woman and pg to pg :(
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2013, 20:51:31 pm »
boo is right!!!!i was sure i'd have be free of AF because my sister was....she reckons i got the better end of the stick though .....i got from 11pm-7am ish without a feed....& she was still feeding my DN (who is a year older) 3-4 times a night!!!!
hope you got lots of TLC & even more chocolate catherine!
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Re: What's the deal with AF and BF'ing?
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2013, 21:24:18 pm »
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